Delivering its NCEXPERIENCE roadmap, SPRING Technologies exhibited that ultra-mobility is now ready for NC operators and programmers on the shop floor

July 8, 2013 - SPRING Technologies, vendor of solutions that boost productivity on NC machines, demonstrated at the Paris Air show, June 19th, a
major breakthrough to serve the shop floor for enhanced production process integration and improved productivity.

As a
first Worldwide preview, with
US and French press and
key customers and
prospects in attendance, the SPRING Technologies Corporate team ran a live demo showcasing the
connectionbetween
work instruction sheets and a machine’s
CNC control. The demonstration presented the company’s NCSIMUL Player 9 running on the latest Panasonic
Toughpad tablet PC (FZ-G1) and its connection with the
FANUC 31i B5 CNC machine tool control.

For instance, when a part machining process requires a machine to
stop, allowing the NC operator to take measurements or to verify the machining quality, etc., the
correct work instruction automaticallyappears on the
tabletPC.

Therefore, machine operators know exactly the tasks to be performed and do not spend any more time searching for process sheets among tons of pdf.

Breakthrough features

Till now, NCSIMUL users have had to download their documentation as a separate operation.

Now they can have their simulation on one part of the screen and the documentation conveniently displayed alongside.

The tablet implementation of NCSIMUL Player also offers a breakthrough feature: the ability to
monitormachineoperation on the screen via a TCP/IP connection with
100% touch interaction. We are no longer talking about just NC simulation, but about a
digital representation of real-world operation.

"Our customers in aeronautics machine titanium parts that require frequent breaks in machining”, explains Philippe Solignac, Director of Corporate Marketing. “By
instantlydisplaying the
work instructions and explaining the task that has to be done at each break point, operators
save valuable time. This will enable us to help airplane manufacturers increase their shop floor productivityand meet their production planes delivery while ensuring high-quality production standards.”

SPRING Technologies has
signed an
ISV (Independent Software Vendor)
partnership contract with
Panasonic under which it will
integrate sales of its
Toughpad FZ-G1 into its
offering, coupled with its software solutions.

About SPRING Technologies

SPRING Technologies enables the optimal use of manufacturing companies’ CNC machines, maximizing their productivity.
Its “smart” solutions are integrated, intelligent, instrumented, and based on its “NCEXPERIENCE” philosophy. The NCSIMUL SOLUTIONS portfolio integrates the complete machining process, in real time, including cutting and tool libraries, post-processing, NC simulation, technical content publishing and DNC.

Based in France, Germany, PR China and the USA, the company established in 1983, collaborates with manufacturers in aerospace and
defense, transportation, energy, industrial equipment and medical devices sectors worldwide.